2013–14 Australian Baseball League season

2013–14
Australian Baseball League

Season details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Teams	6
Dates	31 October 2013 – 8 February 2014
Defending champions	Canberra Cavalry (2012–13)
Champions	Perth Heat (3rd title)
Final positions
Champions	Perth Heat
Second place	Canberra Cavalry
Third place	Sydney Blue Sox
Fourth place	Melbourne Aces
Fifth place	Adelaide Bite
Sixth place	Brisbane Bandits
Regular season
Games played	125
Attendance	147,887  (1,183 per game)
Best batting average	Ryan Casteel(MEL) (.343)
Most homeruns hit	Ryan Casteel(MEL) (11)
Most stolen bases	Jon Berti(CAN) (31)
Best ERA	Mike Ekstrom(PER) (0.72)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)	Brian Grening(CAN) (70)
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The 2013–14 Australian Baseball League season was the fourth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 31 October 2013 to 8 February 2014. The season started with a game between the Melbourne Aces and the Canberra Cavalry at Narrabundah Ballpark in Canberra. The Perth Heat won their third title in four seasons defeating defending champions the Canberra Cavalry in the finals.^[1]

Teams

Adelaide Bite

Brisbane Bandits

Canberra Cavalry

Melbourne Aces

Perth Heat

Sydney Blue Sox

Teams in the ABL

Team	City	State	Stadium	Ref
Adelaide Bite	Adelaide	South Australia	Norwood Oval	[2]
Brisbane Bandits	Brisbane	Queensland	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	[3]
Canberra Cavalry	Canberra	Australian Capital Territory	Narrabundah Ballpark	[4]
Melbourne Aces	Melbourne	Victoria	Melbourne Ballpark	[5]
Perth Heat	Perth	Western Australia	Baseball Park	[6]
Sydney Blue Sox	Sydney	New South Wales	Blue Sox Stadium	[7]

Regular season

Key † Clinched Championship Series berth ‡ Clinched postseason berth 2013–14 regular season standings Team[8] W L Pct. GB Home Road Perth Heat^† 32 14 .696 – 18–5 14–9 Sydney Blue Sox^‡ 23 23 .500 9.0 10–13 13–10 Canberra Cavalry^‡ 22 24 .478 10.0 13–10 9–14 Melbourne Aces 22 24 .478 10.0 14–9 8–15 Adelaide Bite 21 25 .457 11.0 13–10 8–15 Brisbane Bandits 18 28 .391 14.0 11–12 7–16

Posteason

Three teams qualified for a two round postseason. The highest placed team at the end of the regular season gained entry to and hosted the championship series. The other place was determined by a preliminary final series between the second and third placed teams, hosted by the second placed team.^[9]

	Preliminary Final Series					Championship Series
						1	Perth Heat	2
	2	Sydney Blue Sox	1			3	Canberra Cavalry	0
	3	Canberra Cavalry	2

Preliminary final series

31 January Game 1	Sydney Blue Sox	18 – 11	Canberra Cavalry	Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Trent Thomas. 3B: Takahito Matsuda
		Boxscore

1 February Game 2	Sydney Blue Sox	3 – 4	Canberra Cavalry	Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney Umpires: HP: Paul Hyham. 1B: Trent Thomas. 2B: Takahito Matsuda. 3B: Mal Mackay
		Boxscore

2 February Game 3	Sydney Blue Sox	1 – 9	Canberra Cavalry	Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas. 1B: Takahito Matsuda. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Paul Hyham
		Boxscore

Championship series

7 February Game 1	Perth Heat	4 – 3	Canberra Cavalry	Barbagallo Ballpark, Perth Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas
		Boxscore

8 February Game 2	Perth Heat	2 – 1	Canberra Cavalry	Barbagallo Ballpark, Perth Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas
		Boxscore

References

1. Sydney Morning Herald, February 9 2014 Perth Heat win baseball premiership
2. "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
3. "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
4. "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
5. "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
6. "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
7. "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
8. "2013 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
9. "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

External links

• The Australian Baseball League – Official ABL Website
• Official Baseball Australia Website